. >> in norfolk, virginia, the navy sending their ships out to sea as a precautionary measure. while in new jersey, where many computer models are predicting a direct hit, beach residents are filling sandbags and rushing to close rides and stands that usually take weeks to shut down. >> it is all hands on deck thing, just everybody pitching in to make sure we can get everything taken care of before the storm hits. >> all right, let's see where we're going with this system. right now, as we said, it is hurricane sandy, and the winds currently 75 miles per hour. we're about 335 miles southeast of charleston. it's moving north, northeast at ten miles per hour. the tropical force winds extend out some 450 miles from the center of this storm, so it is a massive storm. here are the advisories we have right now. we've got hurricane warnings. the storm surge we're talking about right now anywhere from three to five feet later on today from wilmington, all the way up through cape hatteras, a little bit less of a surge as you get into the norfolk, hampton bay area. some areas up to a foo